Siege of Damietta (1798)

The Siege of Damietta (late September 1798) was a battle of the French Revolutionary Wars that occurred when a French army of 1,522 troops under General Napoleon Bonaparte assaulted the Egyptian city of Damietta, defended by 1,104 Mamelukes under Suri Solaimani. The French succeeded in storming the city with 151 losses, conquering the Damietta region of northern Egypt with their victory.